
About me
Hello, my name is Debbie (Debs) (she/her) and I am a qualified and insured Person-centred counsellor.
I have always been drawn towards helping people and in my past career, I worked in the care sector for 28 years, supporting children and adults with complex needs and mental health relating issues. As a result of this, I decided to go back to university and I gained my Post Graduate Diploma in Person-centred counselling.
As a person-centred counsellor, I fully accept my clients for who they are. I highly believe in showing understanding and being open and honest with a non-judgemental approach - whilst being fully integrated into the relationship with my client. I do not direct my clients and tell them what to do, but instead, I prefer to explore options together and encourage them to share whatever they feel comfortable with at their own pace.
I offer weekly, fortnightly or monthly sessions. Sessions last for 50 minutes. Sessions can be held through the online line platform Zoom, FaceTime or by telephone.
If a client choses online therapy and there is a technical breakdown, I shall use an alternative method and continue the session over the phone.

Qualifications
Certificate in Health and Social Care
(Open University)
Diploma in Heath and Social Welfare
(Open University)
SVQ Community Justice: Work With Offending Behaviour Level 3
SVQ Registered Manager in Health and Social Care Level 4
COSCA Counselling Skills Certificate Level 1-4
(University of Aberdeen)
Postgraduate Diploma in Person Centred Counselling with commendation
(University of Aberdeen)
Advanced Certificate in Clinical Supervision Level 6 (Counselling TUTOR)
Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling
Training
NHS Grampian Health Scotland Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
Workplace First Aid
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Understanding about Gender Identification
Engaging in supervision
Bereavement Awareness
High Speed Training ADHD Awareness
Introduction to Safeguarding Children Level 1
GDPR Training
Managing Self Harming Behaviour
Relation Depth
Understanding Anxiety
Pets in Practice
Supervision as Spiritual Practice
Counselling Suicidal Clients
Mindfulness Skills
Self Care
The Development of the Psychotherapeutic Relationship in an online setting
Using Trauma-Informed Counselling Techniques
Ecotherapy for Anxiety